Food assistance benefits for more than 1 million people in Michigan are set to be cut off after Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown drags on.

According to the Detroit Free Press , the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) had nearly 42 million participants across the country, as of May 2025. That includes 1.4 million in Michigan, where around 13% of households receive the benefits.

In Michigan’s First Congressional District, which covers all of the Upper Peninsula and most of the northern Lower Peninsula, 2023 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 42,670 households — around 12% of all households in the district — participate in SNAP. Many participating households include children (35.6%), elderly (40.3%) or those with a disability (55.6%).

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